Right to work checks: a transgender perspective
Temporary Covid concessions allowing employers to conduct right to work checks remotely have come to an end. With employers now expected to complete prescribed right to work checks for all...
Lessons of face cream, romance and one night stands
When times are tough, law firms increasingly need to focus on ‘why they’re worth it’ According to a recent survey by Accenture and S&P Global, business confidence is at its...
Jury is still not out on proven verdict
Campaigners welcome moves to abolish ‘third verdict’ but some lawyers urge caution, warning of an ‘experiment with justice’ When she unveiled her 2022-23 Programme for Government at the beginning of...
Lawyers and consumers continue to clash over regulation reform
The government has committed to delivering legislation – but it will be hard work to find a solution that suits everyone Reform of how the Scottish legal profession is regulated...
Justice vision cannot be delivered without tackling staffing crisis
Proper funding for legal aid is needed to ensure a fair and accessible system In February 2022, the Scottish Government published The Vision for Justice in Scotland. This claims to...
Collaborative design and hybrid working
Caroline Colliston, executive partner at DWF in Scotland, talks about the new ways of working and how DWF embodies its ‘disrupt to progress’ philosophy in the workplace. As the legal...
Contrasting fortunes for law firms in a year of upheaval
New community safety minster Elena Whitham will have to get to grips with the legal aid dispute at speed and oversee a proposed overhaul of the way the legal profession...
Firm focus on nurturing talent
Attracting and retaining the best talent is a major challenge facing the Scottish legal profession. Firms must look beyond salary and conditions and focus on a positive workplace culture if...
Mission possible
The vision for Scotland’s life sciences sector was for it to be worth £8 billion by 2025. That was before Covid and Brexit. How is it faring? Few of us...
Repower, recharge, rethink: what’s next for Scotland’s energy sector?
Ahead of law firm Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP’s annual renewable energy seminar, Partner Andy McFarlane discusses how Scotland’s energy sector has moved on from last year’s Cop26 debate. Our...